Magic 97-68 Heat (31 Dec, 2006) Play-by-Play

Miami Heat

13-17, 5-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	27	10	20	11	68
ORL	27	21	26	23	97

Orlando Magic

18-14, 11-6 home

Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie misses 10-foot two point shot
Tony Battie misses 9-foot two point shot
Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie makes 7-foot hook shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Keith Bogans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu misses 11-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot
Dwight Howard misses layup
Jameer Nelson misses driving layup
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper
Tony Battie makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Hedo Turkoglu makes two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
Darko Milicic makes layup (Carlos Arroyo assists)
Darko Milicic misses 6-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carlos Arroyo makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)
Dwight Howard makes layup
Keith Bogans misses 14-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses layup
Carlos Arroyo misses jumper
Keith Bogans makes driving layup
Dorell Wright blocks Carlos Arroyo's driving layup
Carlos Arroyo misses 18-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (Darko Milicic assists)
Tony Battie misses 13-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 14-foot jumper
Dwight Howard makes 7-foot hook shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Dwight Howard makes 7-foot hook shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Alonzo Mourning blocks Dwight Howard's layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses 18-foot jumper
Hedo Turkoglu misses jumper
Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson misses three point jumper
Michael Doleac blocks Dwight Howard's layup
Tony Battie makes jumper
Tony Battie makes hook shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Jameer Nelson makes 20-foot jumper
Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Mourning blocks Tony Battie's layup
Keith Bogans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Hedo Turkoglu assists)
Hedo Turkoglu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Dorell Wright blocks Jameer Nelson's layup
Hedo Turkoglu misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tony Battie makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Trevor Ariza makes 19-foot jumper (Carlos Arroyo assists)
Darko Milicic makes 7-foot hook shot
Hedo Turkoglu misses 23-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic misses 8-foot hook shot
Carlos Arroyo misses 20-foot jumper
Darko Milicic misses 7-foot hook shot
Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
Michael Doleac blocks Darko Milicic's 9-foot hook shot
J.J. Redick misses 10-foot two point shot
Tony Battie makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza misses 6-foot jumper
Pat Garrity misses 18-foot jumper
Carlos Arroyo misses two point shot
Trevor Ariza makes two point shot (J.J. Redick assists)
Travis Diener misses 22-foot jumper
J.J. Redick makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
J.J. Redick makes 17-foot jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Pat Garrity makes jumper (Travis Diener assists)
Bo Outlaw makes slam dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
Earl Barron blocks Pat Garrity's layup
Alonzo Mourning makes 8-foot hook shot (Udonis Haslem assists)
Alonzo Mourning misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Kapono makes 11-foot jumper (Gary Payton assists)
Gary Payton makes 11-foot jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 16-foot jumper
Jason Kapono makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
Gary Payton makes 10-foot two point shot
Udonis Haslem misses jumper
Jason Kapono misses 15-foot jumper
Gary Payton misses layup
James Posey makes three point jumper (Jason Kapono assists)
Michael Doleac makes 18-foot jumper (Dorell Wright assists)
Chris Quinn makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jason Kapono assists)
Antoine Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dorell Wright makes 16-foot jumper
Michael Doleac misses jumper
Chris Quinn makes 23-foot jumper (Antoine Walker assists)
Dorell Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Quinn assists)
Antoine Walker misses two point shot
Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dorell Wright misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Quinn misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Posey misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic blocks Antoine Walker's driving layup
Jason Kapono misses 19-foot two point shot
Dwight Howard blocks Alonzo Mourning's 8-foot jumper
Earl Barron misses jumper
Gary Payton misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Posey makes layup (Gary Payton assists)
Alonzo Mourning makes slam dunk (Earl Barron assists)
Earl Barron misses 18-foot jumper
Earl Barron misses layup
Jason Kapono makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gary Payton assists)
Dorell Wright makes 17-foot two point shot (Udonis Haslem assists)
Udonis Haslem misses 16-foot jumper
Gary Payton misses 18-foot jumper
Dwight Howard blocks Gary Payton's layup
Jason Kapono makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorell Wright assists)
Gary Payton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jason Kapono assists)
Alonzo Mourning makes hook shot
Dorell Wright misses 21-foot jumper
Gary Payton misses 6-foot jumper
James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Udonis Haslem misses 12-foot jumper
Jason Kapono misses 20-foot jumper
Dorell Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Quinn assists)
Antoine Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dorell Wright misses two point shot
Michael Doleac misses jumper
Michael Doleac misses 13-foot jumper
James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Quinn misses 12-foot running jumper
Trevor Ariza blocks Chris Quinn's 23-foot jumper
James Posey misses layup
Michael Doleac misses layup
James Posey makes two point shot
Michael Doleac misses 18-foot jumper
Robert Hite misses 18-foot jumper
Jason Kapono misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Barron misses 7-foot jumper
Chris Quinn misses 19-foot jumper
Earl Barron misses 19-foot jumper
Dorell Wright makes 19-foot jumper (Robert Hite assists)
Jason Kapono makes 26-foot three point jumper (Robert Hite assists)
Robert Hite makes driving layup
Dorell Wright misses 16-foot jumper

HEAT

MAGIC

TIME		MIA	ORL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Alonzo Mourning vs. Dwight Howard (Gary Payton gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Jameer Nelson shooting foul (Alonzo Mourning draws the foul)	0	0
11:40	Alonzo Mourning makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:40	Alonzo Mourning misses free throw 2 of 2	1	0
11:38	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	1	0
11:21	Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper	1	0
11:18	Tony Battie offensive rebound	1	0
11:17	Tony Battie misses 10-foot two point shot	1	0
11:15	James Posey defensive rebound	1	0
10:53	Alonzo Mourning makes 8-foot hook shot (Udonis Haslem assists)	3	0
10:38	Tony Battie misses 9-foot two point shot	3	0
10:37	James Posey defensive rebound	3	0
10:26	Alonzo Mourning misses 16-foot jumper	3	0
10:25	Keith Bogans defensive rebound	3	0
10:08	Keith Bogans misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
10:07	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound	3	0
9:49	Jason Kapono makes 11-foot jumper (Gary Payton assists)	5	0
9:25	Tony Battie makes 7-foot hook shot (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	5	2
9:00	Gary Payton makes 11-foot jumper	7	2
8:41	Keith Bogans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	7	5
8:19	Udonis Haslem misses 16-foot jumper	7	5
8:18	Hedo Turkoglu defensive rebound	7	5
8:08	Hedo Turkoglu misses 11-foot jumper	7	5
8:07	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	7	5
8:06	Dwight Howard makes two point shot	7	7
7:48	Tony Battie shooting foul (Alonzo Mourning draws the foul)	7	7
7:48	Alonzo Mourning makes free throw 1 of 2	8	7
7:48	Alonzo Mourning makes free throw 2 of 2	9	7
7:28	Dwight Howard misses layup	9	7
7:26	James Posey defensive rebound	9	7
7:20	Jason Kapono makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)	12	7
7:07	Udonis Haslem shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	12	7
7:07	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	12	8
7:07	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	12	9
6:45	Gary Payton makes 10-foot two point shot	14	9
6:35	Jameer Nelson misses driving layup	14	9
6:33	Jameer Nelson offensive rebound	14	9
6:33	James Posey shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	14	9
6:33	Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	14	10
6:33	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	14	11
6:11	Udonis Haslem misses jumper	14	11
6:09	Hedo Turkoglu defensive rebound	14	11
6:05	Jameer Nelson makes driving layup	14	13
5:46	Jason Kapono misses 15-foot jumper	14	13
5:45	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	14	13
5:37	Jason Kapono personal foul (Tony Battie draws the foul)	14	13
5:37	Orlando full timeout	14	13
5:24	Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper	14	13
5:22	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	14	13
5:18	Tony Battie makes layup (Dwight Howard assists)	14	15
5:05	Gary Payton misses layup	14	15
5:03	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	14	15
4:58	Jameer Nelson makes driving layup	14	17
4:58	Gary Payton shooting foul (Jameer Nelson draws the foul)	14	17
4:58	Michael Doleac enters the game for Alonzo Mourning	14	17
4:58	Jameer Nelson makes free throw 1 of 1	14	18
4:33	shot clock violation	14	18
4:18	Hedo Turkoglu makes two point shot	14	20
4:13	Miami full timeout	14	20
4:13	Trevor Ariza enters the game for Keith Bogans	14	20
4:07	Tony Battie illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	14	20
4:07	Jason Kapono makes technical free throw	15	20
3:54	James Posey makes three point jumper (Jason Kapono assists)	18	20
3:34	Udonis Haslem shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)	18	20
3:34	Dorell Wright enters the game for Jason Kapono	18	20
3:34	Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2	18	20
3:34	Orlando offensive rebound	18	20
3:34	Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2	18	20
3:31	Michael Doleac defensive rebound	18	20
3:17	Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Michael Doleac draws the foul)	18	20
3:17	Antoine Walker enters the game for Udonis Haslem	18	20
3:17	Michael Doleac makes free throw 1 of 2	19	20
3:17	Michael Doleac makes free throw 2 of 2	20	20
3:00	Jameer Nelson lost ball (Dorell Wright steals)	20	20
2:48	Gary Payton bad pass (Hedo Turkoglu steals)	20	20
2:44	Trevor Ariza makes driving layup (Hedo Turkoglu assists)	20	22
2:23	Michael Doleac makes 18-foot jumper (Dorell Wright assists)	22	22
2:09	Trevor Ariza makes driving dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)	22	24
2:09	Michael Doleac away from ball foul (Tony Battie draws the foul)	22	24
2:09	Chris Quinn enters the game for Gary Payton	22	24
2:09	Tony Battie misses free throw 1 of 1	22	24
2:06	Dwight Howard offensive rebound	22	24
2:06	Darko Milicic enters the game for Tony Battie	22	24
2:06	Carlos Arroyo enters the game for Jameer Nelson	22	24
2:06	Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	22	24
2:06	Orlando offensive rebound	22	24
2:06	Jason Kapono enters the game for James Posey	22	24
2:06	Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	22	25
2:06	James Posey shooting foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul)	22	25
1:49	Chris Quinn makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jason Kapono assists)	25	25
1:36	Michael Doleac illegal defense foul (3rd personal foul)	25	25
1:36	Hedo Turkoglu misses technical free throw	25	25
1:36	Orlando offensive rebound	25	25
1:29	Darko Milicic makes layup (Carlos Arroyo assists)	25	27
1:04	Antoine Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	27
1:02	Michael Doleac offensive rebound	25	27
1:00	Dorell Wright makes 16-foot jumper	27	27
45.9	Darko Milicic misses 6-foot jumper	27	27
42.9	Michael Doleac defensive rebound	27	27
33.9	Michael Doleac misses jumper	27	27
30.9	Dwight Howard defensive rebound	27	27
9.9	Hedo Turkoglu misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	27
6.9	Chris Quinn defensive rebound	27	27
2.9	Chris Quinn lost ball (Trevor Ariza steals)	27	27
1.0	Trevor Ariza misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	27
0.0	Orlando offensive rebound	27	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	27

Regular Season Series

ORL leads 2-0

Magic
107
Heat
104

Game 1

25/11

Heat
68
Magic
97

Game 2

31/12

Magic
97
Heat
83

Game 3

18/3

Heat
68
Magic
94

Game 4

19/4

Amway Arena

12:00 AM, 31 December 2006

Orlando, FL

Attendance: 17,451

Referees:
Tim Donaghy
Sean Corbin
Leroy Richardson

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	.000	-	-
Miami	.000	-	-
Orlando	.000	-	-
Washington	.000	-	-
Charlotte	.000	-	-

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